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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Second, I have a question on the change to the incremental tenant purchase scheme. The Minister has communicated the change clearly, that both contributory and non-contributory pensions are now to be regarded as income, rather than as social welfare, for the purposes of potential eligibility for tenant purchase. As well as this, the threshold has been reduced. What is not clear, however,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The next thing I wanted to ask is about Croí Connaithe, on both the cities and towns aspects. Is any of us any the wiser at this point in time about where Croí Connaithe cities is at? I assume, but correct me if I am wrong, that Croí Connaithe cities will be developed further throughout the course of this year. Therefore, this is really a project for next year. On...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Are you losing your hair on that piece of work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: If I am right, what we have been told so far is that the towns scheme will more likely be a grant. This will potentially be for the purchase of a vacant property. I know that the Acting Chair will have a great interest in that, because he is from Waterford. It would be really useful in towns and cities like that. Is that the way it is currently still expected to work? Will it be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is Waterford city.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have two questions for Mr. O'Leary and three for Mr. Jordan and his team. At the tail end of Mr. O'Leary's contribution, he talked about low or no-interest loans up to five years to local authorities from vacant properties. I may not have heard him properly. Will he cast his mind back to that? The second point is a more general observation. Again, it is not necessary with regard to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Mr. Jordan cannot blame me for trying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: My query is less on the AHBs and the local authorities because they are already well co-ordinated. Maybe the local authorities are sometimes just offloading the turnkeys onto the AHBs but that is a separate issue. The difficulty is the Housing Agency is now in the market for turnkeys, as is the LDA, and the AHBs do not all have the same purchasing power. Depending on how Croí...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is if you get the Department to have a single point of approval in the approval process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am sorry to cut across but that could be really useful for a local authority that wants to acquire derelict or vacant properties and repurpose and sell them on at cost as affordable sale homes. Is that the kind of thing Mr. O'Leary is thinking of?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Fianna Fáil councillors opposed a project in Bray last night. The Taoiseach's own councillors are opposing social housing.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am just informing the Taoiseach that his councillors opposed social housing in local authorities last night.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is absolutely not true. Look after your own councillors, Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Because of Government policy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Are you saying the homeless are responsible for homelessness?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not think you are answering the question at all.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: You are misleading the House again on the issue of housing. Shame on you.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Including by Fianna Fáil councillors in Bray last night.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Sort out your own councillors, Taoiseach. Shame on you.